Pocket Watch With Walking Liberty Half Dollar

[dmaki1988]

Ive had this watch for quite some time now, on the front of the watch there is an eagle with its claws out with a shield above it and three stars above the shied. looks to be symbolizing some part of the U.S Military. but what gets me every time is the half dollar, i never seen a walking liberty half dollar with with the eagle being gold colored. i cant see the reverse of the coin either because I'm afraid i will break the watch if i take it apart. looks to have a W mint-mark around the 4 o'clock position so maybe its a west point mint-mark or maybe just a replica of some artist. not really sure. if anyone has seen one of these or has any information about it I'm dying to here your thoughts. thank you.

 

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[ctalmadg]

Would like to see more of the watch to determine possible age of watch... It would help. Also, have you looked the watch real close to see if it had any other marks?

 

[Bramblefind]

This looks something like it. I also found some pocket watch examples using the coin but without the gold on the eagle. But there are probably some of those around too.

Vintage Walking Liberty Half Dollar Coin Watch by Waltham Le One of 10000 Made | eBay

 

[wvwildman]

sweet watch

 

[pong12211]

Nice watch.. I would deffinetly wear that watch..

 

[huntsman53]

Nice pocket watch! The "W" that you see does not stand for "Westpoint", it is the initial for Adolph A. Weinman, the designer of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. If you happened to take the pocket watch apart to see the other side of the coin, I would imagine that you would find that the Obverse or front of the coin was milled away to accomodate the inner workings of the pocket watch (i.e. the movement itself).


Frank

 

[duggap]

You may be able to open the back of the watch. That would be where most of the good info is stored. I told that to someone on another post about a pocket watch only to find out the back didn't open. But most of the older ones do. Good luck if you decide to try it.

 

[bigmichaeln]

I have had this pocket watch since 1980. I received it new as a gift. It's part of the American Coin Watch Collection (Fine Timepieces of Historical Significance). Brittania from Levi Strauss & Co. had it manufactured under license from Brittania Sportswear, LTD. Seattle WA. Distributed in U.S.A. by Quintel, Inc. 44 Century Dr., Wheeling, IL 60090 (847) 541-3333 ext. 45. I have all the papers that came with it and the box. I don't know anything about its' price or value. And I don't know if any of the information is obsolete or not. Hope this helps you.

 

[jewelerguy]

like Huntsman said, the obverse has probably been milled flat. Either way, it was holed which destroyed any collectable value the coin had. They usually used very common date average grade coins for those watches, so it wasn't a huge loss. If it runs, use it and enjoy it

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Old thread . . . but. The "W" is the initial of Aldolf A. Weinman, the designer. It has more value as a watch curio now than as a coin; possibly the melt value trumps both if it doesn't run.

There was/is a mint at West Point, but they didn't produce silver coins. It was a bullion depository from 1938 to 1973 - and then they started minting cents and later some of the gold coins.